Nomnomnom, iced tea! A truly refreshing drink for warm summer days... if you have any (they're fairly rare in Ireland!)
Irish people love tea. We drink tonnes of it every year. In fact, we drink the most tea per person of any country in Europe. But still, sometimes it can be just too hot outside for a proper cup of scald. That's why I was really happy when I tried iced tea and actually liked it!
I used to make iced tea by cold brewing black tea overnight, or by making cups or normal tea and letting it go cold. A coworker of mine, however, let me into one of her iced tea secrets. She just made a small amount of extremely concentrated tea and topped it up with cold water and ice. Having done a few experiments, I bring to you my own trusted formula that gives pretty consistent results every time.
INGREDIMENTS
To serve 2 people
2 Lyons (black) tea bags
6 fluid ounces (170 millilitres) boiling hot water
Cold water, to top up
10 ounces (285 grammes) ice
6 tablet sweeteners, or 2 tablespoons of sugar
2 tablespoons (30 millilitres) lemon juice, fresh or bottled. You could also use fresh or bottled juice of any other citrus
METHOD
- In a UK pint (570 millilitre) measuring jug, mix the tea bags and boiling hot water together. Stir very well, and allow to steep for about 5 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags, and squeeze the water out of them. Add in the sweeteners or sugar and stir very well until dissolved. You'll lose some water in the process, but this is accounted for.
- Top the liquid level up to half a UK pint (285 millilitres) with cold water.
- Divide the ice and the lemon juice between two 12 ounce (340 millilitre) glasses. Pour half of the sweetened tea mixture into each glass, and stir very well until the drink is cold.
- Serve with a straw, and a slice of lemon if you like.
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